The in-form Jacques Janse van Rensburg (MTN-Qhubeka) is looking to continue his current run success at the Tour of Oman. After storming to the South African national road race title - followed by third at the African Championships - earlier this month, Janse Van Rensburg believes that he can take the challenge to the big guns in the overall classification.
“I think a podium is possible. It’s going to be hard for us but I think it is possible if everything goes well,” he told Cyclingnews ahead of the third stage in Al Mussanah. “Louis is looking really good so for the white jersey I think that he has a really good chance. We are definitely going for a podium and the white jersey.
“Myself and Louis had a really good race yesterday. We were going with the really strong guys, Valverde and Majka, so we’re really confident for tomorrow and we can make a really good result for the team.”
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Janse van Rensburg has had the Tour of Oman marked in his calendar for some time as a serious season goal. He and Meintjes are currently sitting on the same time, 10 seconds behind the race leader Fabian Cancellara. The pair finished in the front group of 18 riders that rode off the front in the final 20 kilometres. It has been a strong performance all around from MTN-Qhubeka, with Johan van Zyl putting in an impressive effort in the break on day one and Janse van Rensburg is keen to keep it going. “I am really looking forward to tomorrow,” he said.
“I’ve been looking forward to the race since last year when we got the invitation to the race. I always watch the race on the television in South Africa and it is a race that I thought would suit me well and there is perfect weather.”
Onwards and upwards
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